Should Churches Remain Tax-Exempt?

[Jenny A]

Churches get tax-exempt status because they perform charitable acts. All charitable organizations get tax-exemptions, religious or not. They still get taxed on things that have nothing to do with their mission.

Only if you consider providing church services a charity.

"Rather, beneficiaries of an organization’s activities
must be recognized objects of charity (such as the poor or the
distressed) or the community at large (for example, through
the conduct of religious services or the promotion of religion). "

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf